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OK, so here's
another complication. I am a Canadian citizen who is also a British
citizen. This gives me the option to work anywhere in Europe for a
limited time period, and I may find myself using that after I complete my Ph.D.
I am now living and working (and going to school!) in the U.S. on an H-1B visa
and am hoping to obtain permanent residence through my employment here.
If I get a Green Card, will I have to give up one of my citizenships to become
a U.S. citizen? I really don't especially want U.S. citizenship and
probably won't visit Canada frequently, so would prefer simply to remain a
permanent resident in the U.S. Is that going to get me into trouble when
I do visit Canada, or in any other way? As a 50-something-year-old Jewish
female I don't look remotely like any kind of terrorist! (though I did
once write something entitled "The Guerrilla Tactics of Babies, Mothers and
Midwives!)
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Two Replies to the
US/Canadian Passport question follow.
I like that answer
about the U.S. and Canadian passport. I am in the same situation and live in
the U.S. When I enter Canada by car I have found it simpler to say I am an
American citizen because my car has U.S. license plates. Fewer questions that
way.
David Replies:
I hate to tell you but if you enter that
way, you could be arrested and your car seized. If you had an American
Citizen with you (even your wife) who was not a Canadian, you could be
charged with smuggling an alien into Canada.
The same
thing applies going the other way. Use your Canadian citizenship to enter
Canada and your US passport to enter the US.
From: DR
XXXX.XXXXX
David, this gentleman might like to know: I immigrated to Canada in the
'60's, got Canadian citizenship in the early '70's, and assumed I was no
longer an American citizen because I thought at the time that swearing
allegiance to another government automatically voided one's U.S. citizenship.
So I have behaved like a born Canadian ever since. I have visited a lot in
the States, having family there. With the recent changes in mood in the
States, I was interested to hear from a friend in similar circumstances
that we did not lose our U.S. citizenship, so I applied for and easily
received a U.S. passport. I use it to go into the States, and my Canadian
passport to come home. No problem, no questions. Feel free to pass this on to
whoever wrote you.
David Replies -
You are doing it the right way. If you want to read
more about Dual citizenship, go to
www.centa.com,
click on newsletters and read October 93. While you are at it, read
November 2001 which tells CANADIAN Residents how to make their mortgage
deductible.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 8:07 PM
Subject: [CEN-TAPEDE] Canadian & US Passport
Subject: Canadian & US Passport
Hello David Ingram
Two years ago I met with you to discuss moving back to Canada. I am a
Canadian citizen with a green card living in the US. My wife is American. I
am self employed and my
business takes me all over the the US.
To ensure that the US customs does not stop me from re-entering the US to
work, you recommended that I get my US citizenship and therefore have dual
citizenship. I have applied and will be getting this in Jan 03.
Here is my question that nobody can answer....................
I Can! The answer is simple. The US does not
care if you are a Canadian when you have a US passport. You enter the US with
your US passport and nothing else. The US will be concerned about your
residency status because things like duty are treated differently if you are
a returning US resident than if you are a visiting US citizen.
When I enter the US I will show my US passport and entry should not be a
problem. What passport do I show when I re-enter Canada????? Canadian or
American? Will this become a problem and do they cross check my name in an
international computer?
Will they take away my Canadian passport when I get my US passport?
Thank you for your assistance.
When you enter Canada, you show them your Canadian
Passport. No one will take away your Canadian Passport unless you attend at a
Canadian Consulate or a Canadian citizenship court and renounce your Canadian
citizenship.
I cannot think of any reason why anyone would do
that..
ingram
Sincerely,
AXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
Black is
the original question.
this type is where I changed
something so that the questioner was not identified.
RED IS MY ANSWER
ingram
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